Celtic midfielder Colin Healy is expected to complete his move to Everton within the next 48 hours. But his agent is not ...

Entertainer Uri Geller is suing Nintendo, claiming the company has used his image on a Pokémon card. Geller says he is outraged at the alleged use of his image, claiming it debases him. He has begun ...

An artificial big toe found on the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could be the world's earliest functional fake body part, UK experts believe. A Manchester University team hope to prove that the ...

One of the enduring controversies of the World War II is whether the Allies should have heeded calls to bomb Auschwitz when they learnt the full horror of the Nazi Holocaust.

The US military investigated building a "gay bomb", which would make enemy soldiers "sexually irresistible" to each other, government papers say. Other weapons that never saw the light of day include ...

In his latest gaffe, President George W Bush has appeared to suggest that his administration is forever thinking up ways of harming the US and its people. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful - ...

A brief history of how the suffragettes obtained votes for women in the UK.

Actress Patsy Rowlands, known to millions for her roles in the Carry On films, has died at the age of 71. Rowlands starred in nine of the popular Carry On films, alongside fellow regulars Sid James, ...

In 2007, a German brother and sister took their fight for the right to a sexual relationship to the country's highest court, the BBC News website's Clare Murphy looks at the history of the incest ...

Freddy Eastwood's stunning free-kick earns Southend a shock victory over Man Utd in the Carling Cup.

Scotland celebrate sporting glory after being crowned world champions of elephant polo in Nepal.

Leylandii owners could face fines of up to £1,000 for failing to cut down their high hedges, under new laws.